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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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