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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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