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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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