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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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