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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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