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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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