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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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