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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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