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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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