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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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