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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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