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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 (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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