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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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