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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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