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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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