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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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