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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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