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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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