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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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