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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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