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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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