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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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