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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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