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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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