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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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