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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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