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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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