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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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