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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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