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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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