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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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