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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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