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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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