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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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