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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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