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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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