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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major 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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