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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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