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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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