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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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