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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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