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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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