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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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