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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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