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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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