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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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