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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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