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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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