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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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