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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes 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 MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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