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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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