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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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