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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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