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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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