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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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