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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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