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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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