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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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