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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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