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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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