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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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