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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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