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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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