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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the 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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