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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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