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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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