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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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