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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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