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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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