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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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