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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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