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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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