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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major 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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