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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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