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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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