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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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