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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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