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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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