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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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