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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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