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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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