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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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