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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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