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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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