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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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