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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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