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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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