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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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