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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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