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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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