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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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