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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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