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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in all parts of 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 courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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