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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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