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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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