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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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