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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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