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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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