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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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