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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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