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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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