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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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