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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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