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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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