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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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