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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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