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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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