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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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