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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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