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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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