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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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