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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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