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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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