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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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