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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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