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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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