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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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