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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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