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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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