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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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