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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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