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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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