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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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