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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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