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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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