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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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