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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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