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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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