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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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