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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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