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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources