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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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