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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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