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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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