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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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