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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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