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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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