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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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