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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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