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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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