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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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