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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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