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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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