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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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