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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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