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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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