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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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