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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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