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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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