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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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