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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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