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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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