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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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