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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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