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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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