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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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