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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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