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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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