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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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