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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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