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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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