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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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