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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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