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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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