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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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