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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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