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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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