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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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