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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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