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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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