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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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