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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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