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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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