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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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