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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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