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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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