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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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