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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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