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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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