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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important 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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