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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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