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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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