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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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