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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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