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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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