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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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