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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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