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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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