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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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