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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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