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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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