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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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