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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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