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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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