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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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