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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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