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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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