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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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