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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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