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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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