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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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