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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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