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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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