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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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