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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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