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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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