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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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