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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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