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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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