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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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