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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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