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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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