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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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