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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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