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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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