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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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