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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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