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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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