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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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