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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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