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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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