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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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