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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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