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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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