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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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