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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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