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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major 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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