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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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