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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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