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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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