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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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