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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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