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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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