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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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