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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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