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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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