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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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