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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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