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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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