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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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