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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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