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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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