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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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