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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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