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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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