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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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