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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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