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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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