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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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