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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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