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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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