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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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