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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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