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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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