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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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