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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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