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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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