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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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