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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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