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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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