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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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