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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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