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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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