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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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