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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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