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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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