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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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