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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). New improvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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