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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner 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 electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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