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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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