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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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