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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum 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 educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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