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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the 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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