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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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