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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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