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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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