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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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