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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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