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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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