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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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