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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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