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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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