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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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