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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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