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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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