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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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