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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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