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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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