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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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