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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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