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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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