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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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