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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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