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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important 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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