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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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