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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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