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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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