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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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