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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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