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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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