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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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