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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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