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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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