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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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