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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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