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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)