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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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