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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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