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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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