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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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