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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What 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 educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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