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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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