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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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