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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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