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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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