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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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