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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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