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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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