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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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