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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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