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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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