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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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