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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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