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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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