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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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