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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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