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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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