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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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