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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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