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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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