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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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