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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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