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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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