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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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