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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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