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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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