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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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