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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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