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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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