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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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