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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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