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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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