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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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