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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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