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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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