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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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