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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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