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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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