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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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