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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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