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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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