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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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