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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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