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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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