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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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