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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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