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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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