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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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