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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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