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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates 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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