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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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