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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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