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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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