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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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