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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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