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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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