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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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