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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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