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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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