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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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