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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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