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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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