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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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