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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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