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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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