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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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