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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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