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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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