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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)