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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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