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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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