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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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