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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores 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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