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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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