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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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