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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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