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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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 mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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