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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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