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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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