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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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