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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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