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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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