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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). New changes in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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