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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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