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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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