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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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