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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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