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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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