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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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