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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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