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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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