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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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