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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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