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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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