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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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