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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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