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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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