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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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