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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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