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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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