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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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