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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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