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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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