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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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