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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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