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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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