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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always 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 lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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