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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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