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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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