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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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