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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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