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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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