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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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