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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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