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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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