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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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