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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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