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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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