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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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