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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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