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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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