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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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