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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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