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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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