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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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