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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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