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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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