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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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