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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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