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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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