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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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