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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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