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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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