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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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