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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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