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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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