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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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