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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education