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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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