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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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