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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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