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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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