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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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