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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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