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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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