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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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