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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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