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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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