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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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