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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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