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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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