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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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