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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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