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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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