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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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