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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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