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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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