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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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