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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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