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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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