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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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