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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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