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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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