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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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