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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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