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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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