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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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