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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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