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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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