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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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