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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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