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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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