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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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