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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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