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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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