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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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