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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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