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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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