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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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