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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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