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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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