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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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