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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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