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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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