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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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