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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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