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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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