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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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