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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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