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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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