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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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