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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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