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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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