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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key 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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