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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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