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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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