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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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