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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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