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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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