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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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