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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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