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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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